diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2cf87c37d6e..cc61949549b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5672,7 +5672,7 @@ rm -f conftest*
 fi
 
 echo "$ac_t""$wine_cv_linux_joystick_22_api" 1>&6
-   if test "$wine_cv_linux_joystick_22_api"
+   if test "$wine_cv_linux_joystick_22_api" = "yes"
    then
       cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define HAVE_LINUX_22_JOYSTICK_API 1
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 020151b73fe..3c08add8e5b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ then
 	wine_cv_linux_joystick_22_api=no
 	)
    )
-   if test "$wine_cv_linux_joystick_22_api"
+   if test "$wine_cv_linux_joystick_22_api" = "yes"
    then
       AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LINUX_22_JOYSTICK_API)
    fi